Coltsville National Park Status Proposal

The roughly 260 acres and 10 historic buildings called Coltsville became a National Historic Landmark earlier this fall. Now, supporters of the factory and the surroundings of the Colt firearms complex want the site and its historic blue onion dome to get another designation - this time as a National Park.

Although the conversion of some of the complex into apartments and commercial space stalled more than a year ago, there is still hope that the entire complex could benefit from more federal recognition.

On Dec. 17, planners and consultants presented the Coltsville Visitor Experience Study to the federal government with various ideas to develop the site into a National Park  a place that would be managed by park rangers and the National Park Service.